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Two more A/H7N9 cases reported near Vietnam-China border

Two more cases of A/H7N9 bird flu infection in humans were reported in China’s Zhuang Autonomous Region, near Vietnam’s northern mountainous provinces of Cao Bang and Ha Giang, according to the regional health and family planning commission.
Two more A/H7N9 cases reported near Vietnam-China border ảnh 1A patient with H7N9 bird flu infection treated in a Chinese hospital (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Two more cases of A/H7N9 bird flu infection in humans werereported in China’s Zhuang Autonomous Region, near Vietnam’s northernmountainous provinces of Cao Bang and Ha Giang, according to the regional healthand family planning commission.

The two patientsfrom Baise and Wuzhou cities are in critical condition, the commission said.

Despite the new cases, China’s National Health and Family Planning Commissionsaid that the A/H7N9 epidemic in the country has been declining thanks toemergency measures.

A/H7N9 was first reported in humans in China in March 2013 and is most likelyto strike in winter and spring.

From February 24 to March 3, 2017,  Chinarecorded 22 people infected with A/H7N9 virus, four of whom died.

Several Chinese provinces have shut down live poultry markets to prevent thespread of the avian flu after a surge in the number of infections.

Experts said the A/H7N9 virus could not be transmitted from human to human.They recommended people avoid contact with dead and live poultry and buypoultry products with quarantine certificates.-VNA
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